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Anthony Albanese has declined to back Donald Trump‘s declaration that tariffs are good for alliances.

Albanese treads carefully on tariff talk tightrope

Anthony Albanese has declined to back Donald Trump‘s declaration that tariffs are good for alliances, hours after dining with the US President in South Korea who again heaped praise on the Australian leader.

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President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands as they depart following a bilateral meeting at Gimhae Air Base on October 30, 2025 in Busan, South Korea.

Trump threatens to resume nuke testing before Xi meeting

Just minutes before he was scheduled to meet President Xi Jinping of China, the President threatened on social media to resume nuclear testing ‘on an equal basis’ with other countries.

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US President Donald Trump has faced off with China’s Xi Jinping.

Pentagon ordered to begin nuclear tests ‘immediately’

Donald Trump has ordered the Pentagon to ‘immediately’ restart US nuclear weapons testing, declaring the move essential to match China and Russia.

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South Korea will be allowed to build a nuclear-powered submarine, US President Donald Trump says.

Trump gives South Korea green light for nuclear subs

Permission to build a nuclear-powered submarine has been granted to South Korea, President Donald Trump says after finalising details of a fraught trade deal.

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US President Donald Trump looks on as Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang speaks about investing in America, at the White House in April.

With Don’s favour, Nvidia becomes the first $US5trn company

The President lauded the chipmaker’s chief executive, Jensen Huang, on his Asia trip, as Nvidia pitches itself for a central role in Donald Trump’s economic plan

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As the Trump-Xi meeting looms, here are the five key issues China is hoping to cover.

Five things Beijing wants from a Trump-Xi meeting

From tariff relief to tech access, these are the five key issues China is hoping to secure when Donald Trump and Xi Jinping meet in South Korea this week.

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Bill Gates appears to have shifted his stance on climate change in a new memo from the Microsoft co-founder.

Gates: Climate change ‘will not lead to humanity’s demise’

In a memo, the Microsoft co-founder warned against climate alarmism and appears to have shifted some of his views about climate change.

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Tiphaine Auziere, Brigitte Macron's daugther, arrives to take the stand in the trial of ten people accused of sexist cyber-harassment of wife of the French President, in Paris.

Macron’s daughter tells court of mum’s cyber-bullying ordeal

Tiphaine Auzière told the trial of 10 people accused of cyber-bullying the French first lady that her mother could not ‘ignore the horrible things said about her’.

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Fighting between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces has displaced millions of people. (AP PHOTO)

‘Terrible escalation’: Hundreds killed in new Sudan atrocity

Paramilitary fighters with the RSF overran the city of el-Fasher, the Sudanese military’s last stronghold, killing and detaining hundreds of people.

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Hamas militants carry a white bag believed to contain a body, during a search for the remains of hostages in Hamad City, Khan Younis, in southern Gaza, on Tuesday, October 28, 2025.

‘Forceful strikes’ on Gaza as Israel claims truce violation

Hamas denied involvement in an attack on Israeli forces, saying that it remained committed to the ceasefire and accusing Israel of violating it.

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North Korea has reportedly test-fired missiles as regional leaders are set to gather in South Korea.

North Korea fire missiles ahead of APEC summit in South

North Korea has fired a series of cruise missile-tests as world leaders begin to gather in South Korea for the APEC regional summit.

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Will New York become Donald Trump’s next target if progressive candidate Zohran Mamdani is elected the Big Apple’s next mayor on November 4?

Zohran Mamdani v Donald Trump. What could go wrong?

THE ECONOMIST: A progressive Democrat Socialist is widely tipped to become the next mayor of the US President’s home town. So how did New York get here?

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US President Donald Trump and China's Xi Jinping are set to meet.

Trump and Xi set to trade barbs on Taiwan

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Donald Trump has said that he wants to focus on trade when he meets Xi Jinping in South Korea, even if the Chinese leader presses him on Taiwan.

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Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi plays the drums and listens to heavy metal to let off steam.

She charmed Trump but can Japan’s new PM fix her country?

AARON PATRICK: A mix of Donald Trump, Emmanuel Macron and Tony Abbott, Sanae Takaichi faces a daunting task to turn around a country in demographic decline.

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President Donald Trump, left, and Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi shake hands during a signing ceremony at Akasaka Palace in Tokyo.

‘JAPAN IS BACK’: Inside Trump’s love-in with new PM Takaichi

The US President and Japan’s new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi didn’t just sign a critical minerals deal, they also autographed matching MAGA-style black caps proclaiming ‘JAPAN IS BACK’.

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